Toddler Falls Into Cheetah Pit After Mother Dangles Him Over Rail

UPDATE: The mother who drop her two year old son in a cheetah exhibit after dangling him over the rail,  has been charged. Also it turns out she is assistant director of a childcare center as well.

Michelle Schwab has been charged with misdemeanor child endangering for allegedly dropping her son into the cheetah exhibit, as reported by NBC.

A spokesman for the childcare center in which Schwab works stated:

Schwab is currently home with her family, and will remain out of our center while this issue is investigated and addressed. We are looking into the incident further ourselves, as we closely examine issues involving the treatment of children by our employees, even if those incidents arise outside of our centers

ORIGINAL:

Zoo Officials at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo said a mother was dangling her 2-year old son over the rail, when he fell into the cheetah exhibit.

The boy fell about 10 feet in to the cheetah exhibit. His parents jumped in to pull him to safety. Many witnesses say the mother was holding him over the railing.

The boy hurt his leg in the fall, and was treated for bumps and bruises at the hospital.

The Zoo said the cheetahs did not go near the boy or his parents, as reported by The NY Post.